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SP Chemical completed the first gas-based cracker in Taixing, China, in 2019, producing 780,000 tpa ethylene and 150,000 tpa propylene.

February 7, 2025 | SINGAPORE (Reuters)

Despite growing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, China's ethane imports from the United States are expected to rise significantly in 2025 as petrochemical producers seek cheaper feedstock alternatives. Major Chinese companies are investing over $16 billion in infrastructure improvements to accommodate this growth.

Industry analysts forecast China's ethane imports to reach between 6.3 million and 8.2 million metric tons in 2025, representing an increase of 9% to 34%. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects its net ethane exports to rise 6% to 520,000 barrels per day, with China expected to absorb most of this increase.

However, two main factors currently constrain this trade growth: limited U.S. export capacity and a shortage of specialized tankers. To address these limitations, U.S. pipeline operators Energy Transfer and Enterprise Products Partners are expanding their terminal capacities.

China has also demonstrated its commitment to increasing ethane imports by reducing its import tariff to 1% in 2025, down from 2% in 2024. Enterprise CEO Jim Teague remains optimistic about the trade relationship, noting that Chinese dependence on imported propane and ethane should protect this segment from broader trade tensions.

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Guangxi Huayi New Materials Company and Guangxi port project have been added. MB has been initialized with some technology and productions added.

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Ethane and propane imports added, more production capacities added as well.

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Juzhengyuan Technology Co., Ltd. (Grand Resource) in DongGuang,  China has been fully modelled. The site converts propane into 1.2 million tonnes of propylene and 50,000 tonnes of hydrogen; the propylene is further converted into 1.2 million tonnes of polypropylene. Technologies employed are Catofin PDH from Lummus and Unipol PP from W.R. Grace.

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